Lawmakers fail to meet deadline for passing state budget

COLUMBUS, Ohio — State lawmakers failed this weekend to meet a statutory deadline for agreement on a two-year operating budget for Ohio for the first time since 2009.With time running out to meet Sunday's deadline, the Ohio Senate late Saturday night approved a 17-day stopgap measure to fund state government to allow more time for reaching an agreement on a two-year budget. The House was expected to approve the interim budget in a session scheduled for Sunday night.A joint House-Senate com